The Aleksanteri Institute Visiting Scholars Programme

The Aleksanteri Institute Visiting Scholars Programme provides an opportunity for highly qualified scholars in Russian and Eastern European studies to visit the Aleksanteri Institute for a period of two to four months. Aleksanteri Visiting Fellows have the opportunity to conduct research and interact with other researchers at the Aleksanteri Institute and with the wider academic community at the University of Helsinki and in Finland. Visiting Fellows have access to University of Helsinki research facilities such as the e-library resources, the Integrum databases, and the Slavonic Library.

The call for applications for the academic year 2010–2011 was open until March 5th 2010, and 137 proposals were received. The names of the Aleksanteri Visiting Fellows 2010-2011 will be announced on the Institute’s website on April 7th 2010.

Read more about the Visiting Fellows of 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.

Useful links to sites giving information on living in Helsinki and in Finland can be found here:  http://www.helsinki.fi/intstaff/ 

Alexander Etkind, Petra Rethmann ja Marlene Laruelle visited the Aleksanteri Institute in August - September 2009. Read more in Aleksanteri News 3/2009!